CJI2d[NY] FORMER CHARGES
PENAL LAW FORMER ARTICLE 220

Controlled Substances

NOTICE:

Effective June 10, 1995, the Legislature abrogated the case law requirement [People v. Ryan, 82 N.Y.2d 497 (1993)] that the People prove that the defendant was aware of the weight of the controlled substance where the weight was an element of the offense.

Listed here are the charges applicable to Penal Law article 220 prior to June 10, 1995.